Stand for washtubs.



C. JACKSON.

STAND FOR WASHTUBS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALVIN JACKSON, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN Y. SI'IEARER,

WELLINGTON M. LEINBAGII, WAYNE L. SHEARER, AND PAUL K. LEINBAOI-I, ALL OF READ- ING, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAND FOR WASHTUBS.

Application filed January 18, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands for \Vashtulos, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved stand or stool adapted particularly to supportwash tubs or machines, and my object is to provide a strong and rigid device of simple and inexpensive construction and also capable of being readily knocked down for convenience of shipment or storage.

The invention is fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and is specifically pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved stand or stool, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

The parts comprise merely three legs and an upper and lower series, of three braces arch, therefor; said braces having opposing obliquely cut and wedgeshaped ends engaged in oppositely arranged V-shaped grooves in the sides of each interposed le and being clamped to the latter by transverse bolts so as to form a positively rigid and strong structure.

Both the vertical legs 2 2 2 and the horizontal braces 3 3 3 and et 4. st are very cheaply termed, as shown, from a strip of wood oi uniform iblong-rectangular section. The brace pieces 3 and 4t each have their ends obliquely cut on the lines of an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees having its apex approximately at the central axis of the stool, as indicated in Fig. 9., so as to properly abut against the sides of the leg pieces 2 when the latter are in proper relative position for forming up the stool. In order to secure in a simple manner, the rigid connection of the horizontal brace pieces to the interposed vertical legs, the oblique edges of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 472,813.

the brace ends 5 are beveled to give a wedgelike 't'orm thereto as indicated, and correspondingly shaped grooves (S are provided in the opposite sides of the interposed legs in which the ends 5 are engaged; the parts being then clan'iped together in locked positions by means of clamping bolts 7 and passed loosely through edge-wise apertures in the brace ends and alined apertures in the interposed legs, so that the tapered ends 0 are snugly wedged into the engaging grooves of the legs. Tapered washers 10 and nut 11, are employed, as shown, in connection with each bolt, and the tightening up of the latter serves to rigidly unite the parts without tending to split them. The upper ends 8 of the are extended above the upper series of braces 23 so as to receive and support a tub placed thereon.

The parts of my lll'lPlOYOd stand are not only very cheaply and easily made, but may obviously be compactly packed for shipment and quickly and satisfactorily assembled in a rigid structure as described.

What I claim is:

A wash tub stand con'lprising three vertical legs of rectangular cross-section, three upper and three lower spacing braces of similar cross-section lnn'izontally ar'angcd between said legs and each having obliquelycut wedge-shaped ends engaged in oppositely 't'ormed V-grooves in the sides of the respective legs. and transverse clamping bolts each of which is passed through edge-wise apertures in two opposing brace ends and through the interposed leg to rigidly unite the parts, said legs being extended above the upper braces to form tub supports, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I. atlix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

lALVIN JACKSON. \Vi tnesses D. N. STEWART, V. Gr. S'rinvau'r. 

